> Dr Zoidberg wrote:

>> "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:9IqdnYjO9LmAmijVnZ2dnUVZ8vOdnZ2d@bt.com...

>>> Doug wrote:

>>>> It just gets better and better. They are cutting out leisure
>>>> travel, aka wasteful hypermobility, and saving lives.
>>>>
>>>> "Highways in the US are at their safest since the 1960s as the
>>>> rocketing price of petrol puts a strain on America's love affair
>>>> with fast cars.

>>>
>>> OT in uk.transport

>>
>> Not really , as there is the same effect felt over here.
>> Roads *are* quieter and traffic does go slower on the motorway ,
>> though the two combine to give similar overall journey times

>
> Yes, it does go slower. It was that slow it took me 5 hours to do what
> usually takes me 2.5 hours last Friday afternoon. Traffic jams
> everywhere.
> So, excuse me if I don't believe this "less congestion" stories.
> Never seems to be happening when I'm on the roads.
>